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Contact: Christine Beekman, 415-464-5135
POINT REYES STATION, California – Point Reyes National Seashore superintendent, Craig Kenkel, is receiving the National Park Service Director's Appleman-Judd-Lewis Award for Cultural Resources Stewardship by a Superintendent. Kenkel is being recognized for his leadership and outstanding contributions to cultural resource stewardship in developing a General Agreement for Government-to-Government Partnership between Point Reyes National Seashore and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria.
Under Kenkel's leadership, the General Agreement was signed in 2021, and represents a significant accomplishment in cultural resource stewardship. At its heart, the agreement is a commitment by the NPS to co-manage ancestral Tribal lands at the seashore with the Tribe.
"This agreement with Graton Rancheria will improve the park's management of its natural and cultural resources by regular collaboration and communication with the Tribe," said Kenkel. "My hope is this General Agreement serves as a model for other National Park managers."
The Director’s Appleman-Judd-Lewis Awards recognize expertise and outstanding contributions to cultural resource stewardship and management by employees of the National Park Service. Three awards are offered annually—one for a park superintendent, one for a facility maintenance specialist, and one for a cultural resource specialist.
The Appleman-Judd-Lewis Awards were created to encourage creativity in cultural resource stewardship, management practices and projects, particularly those that may serve as examples or models for programs Servicewide. The award was established in 1970 and is name for three former National Park Service employees: Historian Roy E. Appleman, Historical Architect Henry A. Judd, and Curator Ralph H. Lewis.
The awards will be presented to recipients by National Park Service Director Chuck Sams on October 26, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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Last updated: April 5, 2024